Posts by smiddy3

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Seeking info - murder suicide in WA Australia - were they Witnesses?

by iwasblind in

hey guys.

a grandfather murdered his wife, daughter and 4 grandkids.. the father says his kids are in a "new system" and says his god is "jehovah".

the grandparents lived on a farm and called it their "foreever farm".

smiddy3

I watched the video of Aaron Cochran and I agree with Diogenesister assesment of the situation.

What I would call fringe dwellers of the religion other family members fully in but they are neither in or out yet highly influenced by the religion where it suits them. They are vulnerable people and also victims of the cult.

Maybe the Grandfather thought the situation was hopeless and that if they died before Armageddon they would be assured of a resurrection.

Thinking like a true Jehovah`s Witness.

I also agree with Steve .

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Some people shouldn't be interviewed or "allowed" to speak so soon after a tragedy.

People in shock can say the damndest things.

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Do Witnesses Experience Racial Discrimination To Your Knowledge?

by minimus in

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my experience in the kingdom hall was that racial discrimination and profiling was not typically practiced....that i know of.

i was in a diverse city with every type of skin color and nationality imaginable.. i’m wondering if the witnesses have changed due to the current affairs exposed by the media everyday.

are there discrimination issues in jw land??

smiddy3

I was a little surprised / disturbed when I learned that the J.W. religion had segregated congregation meetings of Blacks and whites back in the day.

But then again why should I have been surprised , didn`t they have a publication in the early days about black people `s skin turning white ?

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1919 Selection - When first referred to?

by AuntBee in

does anyone know when the wt officially started referring to jesus choosing them in 1919?

the first reference to it in the publications?

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smiddy3

I think it may have been in the book "God`s Kingdom Of A Thousand Years Has Approached" by Fred Franz printed in 1973{ Though I could be wrong

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Other Religions use the Name JEHOVAH too

by UnDisfellowshipped in

are jehovah's witnesses really the only religion that promotes and preaches the name of jehovah?.

jw's are always claiming that they are the only religion that preaches and uses the name jehovah, and that is why only they will be saved.

for example, look at this quote from the watchtower:.

smiddy3

Jonathan Sargent

I suggest you look at the Greek Text in the "Kingdom Interlinear of The Christian Greek Scriptures" published by the WTB&TS and you won`t find the name Jehovah anywhere in it .

Nor will you find the Tetragrammaton or any equivalent letters in Greek referring to that name anywhere in that publication.

Jesus Christ ,the Apostles nor any of Jesus Disciples ever used the name Jehovah or any such personal name of God in the New Testament.

It just isnt in their.

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Volcano eruption in Hawaii! The end surely must be near!

by nowwhat? in

umm how do you think islands are formed to begin with?

!.

smiddy3

Ain`t that the truth OTWO ,haven`t they also said that false prophets would also arise in the last days to mislead many ? not referring to themselves of course ?

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Newark Holy Stones with the tetragrammaton

by dropoffyourkeylee in

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/newark_holy_stones.

in one of my volunteer activities i help staff a small museum which has displays and artifacts about ohio history.

one of the amusing stories is about the newark (ohio) holy stones, 'discovered' in an excavation of an indian mound in 1860, and believed by some at the time to be proof that the 10 lost tribes of israel had come to ohio and built the indian earthworks in the ohio valley.

smiddy3

it seems that such people have an even stranger motive, they really believe the nonsense, and feel if they provide the "proof" it is helping their cause.

I in all honesty believe that is the case with some people, its weird but a phenomenon in religious cults.

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Iran vs. Israel - could it be the beginning of Armageddon?

by tartarus in

i have recently read in the news that an attack on iran is planned sometime after the olympics in beijing.

here's a bit of background to it:.

when irans fledgling democracy was overthrown with support of cia the shah of iran was giving israel free oil thru a pipeline that still runs thru saudi arabia to a refinery in the israeli city of haifa.

smiddy3

Hear we go again

The world talks peace ?

Its a sign of Armageddon.

The world talks war ?

Its a sign of Armageddon

Their have been War & Peace on Earth ever since Cain killed Abel which by the way were many wars started by the GOD of LOVE Jehovah who somehow desires that no human are ever destroyed ? Isn`t that why he sacrificed his only begotten son ?

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Birthday

by charonsdog in

by the time i finish this post, i will have turned 50 years old.

i spent over 40 years of my life not celebrating my birthday, and it never seemed like a big deal to me.

three years ago, i received a cake and some friends sang "happy birthday" to me at a dinner party that was for a different event.

smiddy3

Happy birthday and OOHHH to be fifty again

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interview with an apostate- morpheus

by _Morpheus in

when i saw simons thread and the "interview" series of threads that came from it i really enjoyed reading the life stories of those that shared.

a bump for newer people seems like a good idea and i figured i would add mine as well.

again, thanks to simon for the concept of a guided interview thread and the template.. tell us a little about yourself and your family.. hmmm... easy question, hard answer.

smiddy3

Can someone please spell it out in simple language for this ignoramous just how to do this ? I would love to contribute but I just cant figure it out ?

I put it down to senility / a senior moment that seems to last forever or maybe I`m just plain dumb..

Thanks in advance , I know you can help me .

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Atheists - How Did You Become An Atheist After Waking Up?

by pale.emperor in

i consider myself an atheist.

and right now i'm reading a lot on atheism in general (books written to answer creationists).. i'd be interested in knowing how you became an atheist after leaving the jws and how long did it take?

was it instant or did your belief in a deity gradually decline?.

smiddy3

Hang on Fink the lying and corrupt Watchtower Publishing house does not exist in New York anymore maybe your prayer WAS answered however you just weren`t specific enough in your prayer